Employment & Training Department

Our goals in the Employment & Training Department are to

Serve the needs of job seekers and employers in the city of Richmond by working with the city, business, education, economic development, labor, and community organizations to develop innovative way to identify and address those needs

Ensure a continuum of education and training opportunities that support a skilled workforce

Provide youth the opportunity to achieve career goals through education and workshop training

Support the success of local businesses through a range of direct services

Provide contract compliance review and support in implementing City policies around local hire, local contracting, and minimum wage

YouthWORKSconnects at-risk Richmond youth (16-24) to career development, training, employment and academic support. Visit our YouthWORKS webpage to learn more about elevating your career/job goals and how local business will benefit by hiring a youth!

RichmondBUILD is focused on developing talent and skill in the high growth, high wage construction and renewable energy fields. Visit our RichmondBUILD webpage for further details.

Contract Compliance reviews contracts for compliance with city ordinances and provides support in implementing city policies around local hire, local contracting, and minimum wage. Visit our Contract Compliance webpage

PUBLIC NOTICE: City of Richmond Workforce Development Board, Strategic Plan for Program Years 2017-2021, Two Year Modification

30-Day Public Comment & Review – February 1, 2019, through March 2, 2019

The City of Richmond will be submitting its Workforce Development Board Strategic Plan Modification for Program Years 2017 through 2021 to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board as of March 15, 2019. This action is required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128), which requires a biennial update of local plans in order to ensure plans remain current and account for “changes in labor market and economic conditions or in other factors affecting the implementation of the local plan”.

The Richmond Workforce Development Board (RWDB) Strategic Plan Modification & supporting documents are attached for public review and comment:

Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed Strategic Plan Modification, no later than March 1, 2019, to:City of Richmond, Workforce Development BoardEmployment and Training DepartmentSal Vaca, Directorsvaca@richmondworks.orgcpatterson@richmondworks.org